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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 21, in schedule 3, page 13, line 37, leave out paragraph 11. This amendment would remove ARIA’s exemption from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Sixth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Hollobone. I thank you for the way in which you have chaired our deliberations, and for your guidance and that of the Chair of each sitting. I thank the…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fifth sitting)I recognise that, Mr Twigg, but let us be clear. When I say that we are the party of national security, it is also what the shadow Secretary of State for Defence and my party…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fifth sitting)Thank you, Mr Twigg. I will do that. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge for expressing his sympathy. It is always a pleasure to give way to his interventions because…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 19, in clause 3, page 2, line 20, at end insert— “(2) On or before the date that an annual report is laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure, to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and to return to our deliberations on the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill. Both amendments concern the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for her response. Will she say whether there are any factors that the Secretary of State should consider when making these appointments? For example, schedule…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for her response. We are hearing again that ARIA is not to be subject to regulation or oversight, regardless of what form that takes. The flexibility of which…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I am in absolute agreement with the hon. Lady. She highlights an important issue. We want ARIA to be transformational. We heard the Minister underline that we want ARIA to…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 11, in schedule 1, page 6, line 31, leave out sub-paragraph 4 and insert— “(4) The Secretary of State may refuse consent under sub-paragraph (3) only where…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I am not daunted by the 6:9 defeat that we have just experienced. We will continue in the hope of winning over Government Members to the improvements that we wish to see in the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend raises an important point. As we heard in earlier discussions, there are concerns about the areas of science, such as eugenics, that might be championed or accepted…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important point. It is important to understand that ARIA will be an independent agency, but it will be spending taxpayers’ money and it will therefore…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Lady makes a very good point on the comparison with a “fit and proper person” test for taxi drivers. That underlines the point I was going on to make. In the Bill, there…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Member makes an interesting point, and it would be excellent if we understood better how the board would collectively exercise responsibility. When we talk about a board…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for her earlier comments. Can she clarify what she means when she says, “They are expected to include standard provisions”? Is she saying that they will…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I echo the point made by the hon. Member for Aberdeen North. We recognise that a significant amount of power lies in the chief executive and the chair, and there is no oversight…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 13, in schedule 1, page 9, line 11, leave out paragraph 11 and insert— “11 The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision establishing the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I give way to the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme.20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for the second Newcastle for that contribution. I will make a couple of points in response. Let me gently say that Government members of the Committee are…20 Apr 2021